Many people have a separate room in their house designated as their home office. They have it set up with a nice, roomy desk, computer, printer, scanner with scanning software, and everything needed to run a business from home. It might be nice to have a separate room for my office where I could work on my blogs. But then again, it’s nice to be out where I can work on blogging and still be close to the kitchen and living area.
Yes, there is free food at Chick-Fil-A this FRIDAY but there is a stipulation. You have to dress like a cow…I’m not kidding! Their website explains all the Cow Appreciation Day details. If you dress partly like a cow (and they even have a link to download their starter kit so you can print off cow ears, cow tail, cow spots, etc) then you will get a free entree. However, if you dress completely like a cow from head to toe (cow PJ’s are acceptable) then you get a free meal. We’re not doing the free meal thing, but we will put on cow’s ears and spots for a free entree. Kids can even enter a contest. Sounds like fun!
Hope everyone had a good weekend and was able to spend time with family. We saw great fireworks last night and the grand finale was awesome. I remember watching fireworks as a child and being thrilled by the different bursts of color in the sky. Now, fireworks are more intricate but not any more thrilling than the ones from childhood!
OK, now for the question of what to cook. Our son is going to be gone with friends all day today, so it will be easy.
MONDAY: Free Arby’s Jr. Deluxe sandwiches (good only today)
TUESDAY: Chicken, Stove-Top Dressing and gravy, veggies
WEDNESDAY: Christi’s recipe for Buffalo Chicken Pizza (we fixed it before and really liked it) & Salad
THURSDAY: Chicken Tortilla Soup
FRIDAY: Free Chick-Fil-A entree (good Friday only by wearing some cow attire…really! Those who dress completely like a cow get a whole meal free.)
Happy 4th of July to everyone here in the states! Hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy being together with family &/or friends. To those of you in other countries, hope you have a great weekend too!
I wish we could sit down at my table and have some homemade chewy fudge brownies and fresh-made lemon tea together. I would tell you about the Mickey Mouse high chair that you can see in the picture. It was our daughter’s and then our son’s high chair many years ago. The last couple of years, it was used by our grandson “J,” and then baby “C” came along and “J” graduated to a booster seat. So now, “C” sits in the place of honor where his mommy sat 28 years ago.
Then I would probably show you the blue pottery between the plant and lamp. Our son-in-law made that for me one time, I think for my birthday. It’s one of my treasures because it was handmade by him. There are a lot of other things we could talk about and I would love to hear about you! That’s one thing I miss about the internet. Everything is usually so fast paced and people are so far apart. But I’m thankful that I’ve gotten to make new friends, and at least we can “talk” to each other online.
Here’s an easy recipe for the reduced-fat brownies you see pictured. You cannot tell they’re reduced-fat. Our son (college age) even commented that they were good brownies! (I used to always make things from scratch, but this past year I have gotten to the point sometimes of needing something easy and quick. Walmart had these mixes on sale for 75 cents a while back, so that was really a great deal.)
Here’s the recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
Mix the above ingredients until well mixed, about one minute. Bake in greased 13″x9″ pan at 350 degrees according to directions on the box.
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If you’ve never played Four Foods on Friday, then head over to Val’s Kitchen to read other people’s answers and to enter your answers if you’d like. Val has a fun question this week:
“Name four things related to food that are strange or funny to you.”
Go to Four Foods on Friday to read more .
Here are Val’s answers:
1. Minute rice. It takes more than minute.
2. Freshly frozen. As opposed to frozen after getting stale?
3. Pasta. The pound of pasta isn’t always a pound now, sometimes the box is 12 ounces.
4. Pound cake. Some of the frozen pound cakes are only 12 ounces.
Here are my answers here at Healthy Home Blog:
(Our son helped me with the first one & then I thought of the others.)
1. Instructions for frozen pizza say “not to eat frozen pizza.” (Shucks! I like pizza hard and ice cold!)
2. On a bag of frozen cook-in-the-bag veggies: “Cook in microwave for 8 minutes” and then it says, ” CAUTION: Bag is HOT!” (Really?)
3. On ice cream carton: “Keep Frozen Until Served” (I guess I can’t leave it out on the counter for an hour.)
4. On can of non-stick baking spray made with oil it says, “Do not spray into open flames.” (Hmmm….it’s made with oil. There are lamps that burn oil. Makes sense to me!)
I know they have those instructions on the packaging for a reason, but sometimes they just sound so obvious!
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Aubrie at Stay Home and Play is a stay at home mom to an active toddler. She loves staying home and playing with their cute little guy and creating things. Even though her husband is a student and will be for quite a while, Aubrie looks for ways to make their home beautiful on a very tight budget. Her blog shares money saving tips and how to have an amazing home at the same time.
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Katrina at My Life as a Married Girl (and Mommy) is also a stay at home mom to a cute little boy and shares information on cloth diapering. She hosts many great giveaways and also sells handmade bows, headbands and accessories for babies and children on Etsy. Katrina even makes jewelry and enjoys amateur photography.
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Jennifer at Mommy 2 Monkeys is a stay at home mom to “a little girl monkey toddler and a little boy monkey infant.” She has some good tips in her post about Nursery Decorating Lessons Learned such as not decorating with chair rail height wallpaper border. Jennifer has other great tips as well. She also does reviews and hosts giveaways.
I found a granola bar recipe that sounds great and also made a new friend. The “Domestic Nerd” is new to blogging and her second post is from Menu Plan Monday this week. Her next post is this delicious sounding recipe. I had full intentions of making it, but haven’t yet. Hope to soon! Drop by My Life as a Domestic Nerd if you have a chance and welcome her to blogging.